Nvidia optimus problem

[papseddy]

Dear all,

Thanks for wonderful OS, but i just purchase a new laptop and it have nVidia Optimus Graphic card in it. And try to configure it. and found lot of bugs. i already sent it to your team. I hope that will help you.

thanks
papseddy

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-14.23-generic 3.0.9
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-14-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,regex,mousepoll,snap,vpswitch,imgpng,grid,move,resize,animation,place,gnomecompat,workarounds,wall,session,expo,unitymtgrabhandles,fade,ezoom,scale,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Fri Dec 16 11:29:02 2011
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 4.1.2, 3.0.0-14-generic, i686: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:0493]
 nVidia Corporation GF108 [Quadro NVS 4200M] [10de:1056] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:1493]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6420
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.0.0-14-generic root=UUID=b8b6410e-28f8-44e9-9d78-9c81faef25cd ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UnitySupportTest: Error: command ['/usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test', '-p', '-f'] failed with exit code 127: /usr/lib/nux/unity_support_test: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/18/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A08
dmi.board.name: 032T9K
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A02
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA08:bd10/18/2011:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6420:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn032T9K:rvrA02:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6420
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[papseddy (papseddy-t)]

I found something workaround in UBUNTU 11.04 and 11.10 to activate Nvidia Quadro NVS 4200M, but its not solution that i am looking for. I am able to use Nvidia Card but not OPtimus technology. Ubuntu system still not able to switch between intel and Nvidia card as per load. what i have done is below.

1. Download Nvidia Driver having name (NVIDIA-Linux-x86-290.10.run)
2. Move to CLI mode and stop gdm or lightdm service
3. Make NVIDIA-Linux-x86-290.10.run executable and then run it.
4. Once its done then i restart system.
5. Go to bios and then uncheck Nvidia OPtimus technology (when you uncheck it, then you see that your system is going to use Nvidia Card)
6. Now you are able to use Nvidia Quadro NVS 4200M.

Correct me, if i miss something here.

I hope this issue will be solved in coming UBUNTU Desktop version.

Regard's
Papseddy

[Bruno Pagani (b-pagani)]

Try Bumblebee. It's a temporary workaround until native support come in.

[Walter Ribeiro (wribeirojr)]

Bug still present in 13.04

[madbiologist (me-again)]

Optimus should be working in the currently under-development Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander".

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.